Although the Nintendo Wii is the fastest-selling video game system ever, not all the games benefit from the hardware’s success. This is because Nintendo’s first-party lineup often overshadows the other titles. Here are the top five most overlooked Nintendo Wii exclusives so far.
5. Excitebots: Trick Racing
Sequel to the Nintendo Wii launch title, Excite Truck, Excitebots: Trick Racing is an unconventional racing game where you blaze through race courses using transforming vehicles. In addition to the crazy power-ups and mini-game, this Nintendo Wii exclusive also have six online multiplayer modes. Unfortunately, Excitebots: Trick Racing was a hard game to advertise even for Nintendo; thus, it ended up selling poorly.
4. A Boy and His Blob
A remake of sorts to the original 1989 NES game of the same name, A Boy and His Blob is a 2D platformer based around utilizing your pet blob to transform into different objects in order to fight enemies and solve puzzles. Along with the unique gameplay, the lush graphics also adds plenty of personality to the Nintendo Wii exclusive. Being a fall release, however, resulted in A Boy and His Blob being overlooked.
3. Little King's Story
This unique exclusive game for the Nintendo Wii features two different types of play styles. If you aren’t building your kingdom from starch, you will be leading your troops to epic battles in addition to treasure hunting. Although it may have taken certain elements from other titles, Little King's Story feels original. Even so, many gamers on the Nintendo Wii decided to ignore it.
2. Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
One of the main selling points for the Nintendo has been its motion control scheme. Few games have shown this feature off better than Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure. The adventure game uses the Wii Remote in many unique and creative ways to solve puzzles. Despite the great review scores, Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure did not garner any interests from the general public.
1. Muramasa: The Demon Blade
From the developers of the critically-acclaimed Odin Sphere on the Playstation 2, Muramasa: The Demon Blade is a stylish 2D action-RPG with spectacular 2D visuals based around Japanese mythology. Having multiple playing styles, two playable characters and plenty of weapons adds plenty of depth and substance to the flashy action. Because it caters to a niche audience, however, Muramasa: The Demon Blade had a hard time selling. Even so, it is still one of the best games on the Nintendo Wii.
